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  1. The Potential of Hemlock

    A new Chamber of Commerce report highlights the high tannin content of local hemlock bark, sparking hopes for a new manufacturing industry in Hoquiam.

    Nov 12, 1891Aberdeen HeraldGrays Harbor, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Citizens Rally Behind the Aberdeen-Victoria Railroad

    Local business leaders pack the chamber of commerce to endorse a major rail project, seeing it as the city’s economic salvation.

    Mar 3, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Town Debt Showdown

    Aberdeen citizens pack the Chamber of Commerce to argue whether to bail out city finances or force delinquent land-barons to pay their share.

    Apr 14, 1892Aberdeen HeraldHeron Street, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

  4. Aberdeen’s Call to Action

    A local editor criticizes the Chamber of Commerce for inertia and demands improvements to the Wishkah River road to boost the city's growth.

    Apr 19, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  5. Drawing the Lines on the Waterfront

    Aberdeen citizens petition the state to carve up the riverbanks for industry and commerce.

    Nov 26, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  6. The Iron Road Reaches Aberdeen

    Northern Pacific presents its final route plans for the line into town, threatening to disrupt waterfront commerce and mills.

    Nov 19, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  7. A Frontier Independence Day Warning

    On the Fourth of July, 1891, Senator Claypool delivers a scathing critique of corporate power, political corruption, and the shifting identity of a growing nation.

    Jul 9, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  8. Wishkah River Owners Take Harbor-Line Fight to Olympia

    Local property owners and city leadership travel to Olympia to challenge the state land commission over restrictive harbor line regulations.

    Jan 25, 1894Aberdeen HeraldWishkah River, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  9. National Guard Company K Faces Membership Crisis

    Local militia leaders threaten dishonorable discharges for those who fail to show up to drill or pay their dues.

    Mar 31, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor County

  10. Major McKinley's Interplanetary Campaign

    A satirical set of questions directed at the inhabitants of Mars, lampooning the economic protectionism of the 1892 presidential campaign.

    Aug 11, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  11. The Council's Saloon Charity

    Aberdeen’s city fathers are accused of legal gymnastics by granting a liquor license under the guise of helping a struggling mother.

    Mar 24, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  12. Aberdeen Keeps the Lights On, Three Months at a Time

    When the electric company threatened to shut down the plant, citizens and city officials scraped together a temporary guarantee to keep Aberdeen lit.

    Feb 1, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

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